Rankings / Heavyweight / February 1981

Heavyweight rankings, February 1981

Computed retroactively from today’s data and formula; not the lists as published then.

Boxerbook rating at the end of February 1981: 1. Larry Holmes, 2. Muhammad Ali, 3. Leon Spinks.

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Boxerbook rating

21 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month; the top 15 are shown. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of January 1981. How it works

1
2331 ± 112–
2
2353 ± 114–
3
2111 ± 147–
4
1995 ± 149–
5
1895 ± 136–
6
1889 ± 147–
7
1892 ± 132–
8
1871 ± 121▲1
9
1859 ± 189▲1
10
1844 ± 196new
11
1825 ± 135–
12
1821 ± 149–
13
1800 ± 109–
14
1781 ± 116–
15
1709 ± 127–

Publisher lists, February 1981

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for February 1981.